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Russian Jewry Still
Undergoes Discrimination
See Story on Page Three
-B-N Center Opens
On April 8th
VOL. XI NO. 32 MARCH 29, 1956 Price Ten Cents
Passover Begins With
Traditional Seders
NEW YORK — World Jewry ushered in Passover this week
with the traditional Seders celebrating the liberalism of the
Hebrew people from slavery in ancient Egypt and praying for
peace between Israel and modern Egypt and other Arab coun-
tries which are threatening aggression against Israel.
The Passover holiday is being ob-
Russia
Backs
Arabs
UNITED NATIONS — The
Arab states won a victory this
week at the United Nations
when they succeeded in forcing
a postponement on action of a
United States proposal to send
Secretary-General Dag Ham-
marskjold on a peace mission
to the Middle East.
The Security Council postponed
action on the proposal until next
Tuesday.
The Council agreed to the Arab
request for delay despite a plea by
Continued on Page Five
served by Jewish mtlitarj personnel
With the United States armed forces
on five continents and in 63 over-
seas countries. Seders and Passover
services were organized for them by
the National Jewish Welfare Board,
the government-authorized agency
for serving the religious and morale
needs of American Jewish service-
men and hospitalized veterans.
Arrangements were made for Jew-
ish chaplains to cover great areas
and to officiate at Passover services
in Korea, Japan, Hawaii, the Philip-
pines, Alaska, Germany, France, Eng-
land, Italy and the Caribbean.
Some 350 full and part-time Jewish
chaplains will be involved in "Opera-
tion Global Seder." Thousands of
pounds of kosher foods, matzah, Hag-
gadahs and. other Passover items
were shipped by JWB months in ad-
vance.
William Rosenwald, general chair-
man of the United Jewish Appeal,
An a Passover plea to the more than
5,000 campaign units affiliated with
the UJA, called for intensified holi-
day support of the Appeal's two con-
current multi-million dollar drives
"ito help Israel's hard-pressed people,
absorb the mounting exodus of Jews
from turbulent North African lands."
"Passover, which traditionally ob-
serves Israel's ancient attainment of
freedom, is a time for Jews every-
where to rededicate themselves to
helping those who seek and need
freedom, too," he declared.
"Unless Israel's people are helped
by us to receive and resettle these
Continued on Page Four'
Prediction
TEL AVIV, UTA) — Aggressive
Arab war, "which might break out
this summer, if Israel does not re-
ceive defensive arms immediately,
"would inflict heavy damage upon
Israel but would, ultimately, be re-
pulsed, with an Israel victory at
great expense. Gen. Moshe Dayan,
Army Chief of Staff, declared at a
rally this week at Beisan.
. "Israel would win and repulse the
attackers," said Gen. Dayan, "though.
In the first stages of the war, Israel
would suffer heavily from the ag-
gressor's barbaric bombardment of
civic centers. Israel's ultimate vic-
tory, however, is assured because
Its morale and spirit are high."
"Family" for Raymond:
Young Girls Adopt
Belgian War Orphan
By SELMA ROSEN
Statisticians say that families are becoming larger, but
chances are they'll have to do quite a bit of hunting to find one
the size of Raymond Weinstein's—and it's still growing.
For Raymond's "family" is the
Unity Chapter of B'nai B'rlth, a
group of 103 teen-age girls from
Brighton and Brookline who proudly
sponsor the 16-year-old Belgian war
orphan through a host of fund-rais-
ing activities. Unity Chapter is spon-
sored by Sentry Chapter.
"Raymond's been our boy for sev-
en years," said Mrs. Janice Shayne,
and Mrs. George Schwartz, the
group's advisors. "'Adopting' him
was the idea of the 12 chapter mem-
bers. They wanted to do something
more personal than simply contrib-
uting to a fund."
¦ With eager anticipation, the girls
promptly dispatched a letter to the
New York office of the Foster Par-
ents Plan for War Children. As they
waited for a reply, doubts would
cross their minds. Was their age a
barrier? Could a child be sponsored
by a group, as well as an individual?
The letter they received from New
Vork has a prominent place in the
club scrapbook.
"They felt that we would be just
the right sponsors for Raymond, he
was terribly afraid of adults," said
Mrs. David Snyder, one of the orig-
inal members.
"He went through an awful lot.
He actually witnessed his mother
and father being taken to the gas
chambers in a prison camp. The
Underground helped him escape, but
all his records were burned, and the
FPP could find no trace of any
living relatives."
The girls quickly grasped that to
a boy who had known such anony-
mity, letters might be meaningful,
adding a warmth to their financial
support. As the Chapter grew, Ray-
mond gained more and more corres-
Continued on Page Three
Ike** Message
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — President
Eisenhower, in a personal message
of Passover greetings to Israel
President Itzhak Ben Zvi, empha-
sized that "the American Govern-
ment is earnestly and in the
friendliest spirit exploring every
avenue to bring about a satisfac-
tory and peaceful solution" of the
Arab-Israel problem. He asked the
Israel President for "patience and
mutual confidence and goodwill."
The Eisenhower message was de-
livered to President Ben Zvi by Dr.
Abba Hillel Silver who is now visit-
ing Israel. The text of the message
was made public yesterday and
reads as follows:
"Through my friend. Dr. Abba
Hillel Silver, who is about to visit
Israel, I should like to take the op-
portunity to convey to you my
warm personal greetings on the oc-
casion of the celebration of Pass-
over, your historic festival of free-
dom, and on the eve of the eighth
anniversary of the establishment
of the State of Israel. I have fol-
lowed with admiration the prog-
ress and development of your
country.
"The American people wish your
young state peace and prosperity.
Permit me to assure you that the
American Government is earnestly
and in the friendliest spirit explor-
ing every avenue to bring about a
satisfactory and peaceful solution
of the problems which confront Is-
rael and its neighbors. We shall all
need patience, mutual confidence
and goodwill to help us along the
way."
Official Ribbon-Cutting
Ceremonies To Be Held at 2:30
The most modern recreation facility in Boston's history —
the new Jewish Community Center at Sutherland Road and
Englewood Avenue, Brighton — to serve the people of Brook-
line, Brighton and Newton, will open its doors for inspection
Sunday, April 8; from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thousands of men, women and
children are expected to see the new
facility, the first building of its kind
to be erected for leisure time pur-
poses by the Associated Jewish Phil-
anthropies, the oldest welfare feder-
ation in the country.
In the planning stages for more
than a decade, the new Jewish Com-
munity Center, located but a few
minutes' walk from Cleveland Circle
— represents just about the last
word in design for play and social
and recreational activity.
Theodore W. Berenson, chairman
of the Associated Jewish Philanthro-
pies Building and Maintenance Com-
mittee served as Building Committee
Chairman.
Modern in its decor with pleasant
and attractive furniture, and the
latest equipment, the fire-proof
building offers every age group the
type of facilities that are certain to
meet with the wholehearted approval
of every visitor and every member.
Louis R. Golden, president of the
Jewish Community Center who spear-
headed the fund raising campaign
for the new structure, states that the
Center will give youth in the Brook-
line, Brighton, and Newton areas
new opportunities for the total de-
velopment of their personalities.
The Center provides a smartly dec-
orated main lounge, located in front
of the main entrance. The education-
al and recreational wing of the Cen-
Continued on Page Six
Briton Indicates:
West Has
No Joint
Plan, Yet
LONDON — A joint plan for
preventing war between the
Arab states and Israel under
the three-power declaration of
Britain,, the United States and
France has not yet been
evolved, Foreign Secretary Sel-
wyn Lloyd indicated this week.
Misgivings about the absence of a
joint plan are accompanied by lack
of confidence among some members
of Parliament in any action the Se-
curity Council of the United Nations
may decide to take to avert war, it
was stated.
Capt. Charles Waterhouse, Con-
servative member, said in the Com-
mons that the Security Council con-
demned Egypt's action against Israel
shipping more than one year ago but
that nothing had heen done.
Captain Waterhouse questioned
the wisdom of seeking help from the
Security Council. Instead he suggest-
Continued on Page Two
-Js We Were Sa
yutg:
Washington Is The Key
To Civil Rights Action
By ROBERT E. SEGAL
When manpower was being mobilized during World War II,
some of America's most thoughtful and conservative Negro lead-
ers were driven to such a limit of frustration—because of job
discrimination—that they threatened a "March
on Washington." An astute president, Frank-
lin D. Roosevelt, got the point, turned crisis in-
to realized opportunity and established a Fair
Employment Practices pattern by executive
order.
Today, a modern generation of 16 million
American Negroes is again talking of a "March
on Washington." They want to be reasonable.
They have shown by their patient fortitude in
Alabama and Mississippi that they know how
to be reasonable. The wisdom of their current
strategy is epitomized by these words of a Negro Methodist min-
ister in Alabama: "The white people seem to have run out of
arguments. Now they've taken to violence. But we haven't
run out of arguments, so there can't be any real trouble."
This is a superb pronouncement.
But it doesn't excuse the lack of
action at headquarters. And by head-
quarters, one means the national
capital.
SEGAL
What can be done there? Attorney
General Brownell, were he consist-
ent, would move to place the White
Citizens Councils on the Subversive
List. Are they subversive? Harold E.
Fey, editor of the Christian Century,
one of America's most competent re-
porters, has written this about the
Continued on Page Six

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Russian Jewry Still
Undergoes Discrimination
See Story on Page Three
-B-N Center Opens
On April 8th
VOL. XI NO. 32 MARCH 29, 1956 Price Ten Cents
Passover Begins With
Traditional Seders
NEW YORK — World Jewry ushered in Passover this week
with the traditional Seders celebrating the liberalism of the
Hebrew people from slavery in ancient Egypt and praying for
peace between Israel and modern Egypt and other Arab coun-
tries which are threatening aggression against Israel.
The Passover holiday is being ob-
Russia
Backs
Arabs
UNITED NATIONS — The
Arab states won a victory this
week at the United Nations
when they succeeded in forcing
a postponement on action of a
United States proposal to send
Secretary-General Dag Ham-
marskjold on a peace mission
to the Middle East.
The Security Council postponed
action on the proposal until next
Tuesday.
The Council agreed to the Arab
request for delay despite a plea by
Continued on Page Five
served by Jewish mtlitarj personnel
With the United States armed forces
on five continents and in 63 over-
seas countries. Seders and Passover
services were organized for them by
the National Jewish Welfare Board,
the government-authorized agency
for serving the religious and morale
needs of American Jewish service-
men and hospitalized veterans.
Arrangements were made for Jew-
ish chaplains to cover great areas
and to officiate at Passover services
in Korea, Japan, Hawaii, the Philip-
pines, Alaska, Germany, France, Eng-
land, Italy and the Caribbean.
Some 350 full and part-time Jewish
chaplains will be involved in "Opera-
tion Global Seder." Thousands of
pounds of kosher foods, matzah, Hag-
gadahs and. other Passover items
were shipped by JWB months in ad-
vance.
William Rosenwald, general chair-
man of the United Jewish Appeal,
An a Passover plea to the more than
5,000 campaign units affiliated with
the UJA, called for intensified holi-
day support of the Appeal's two con-
current multi-million dollar drives
"ito help Israel's hard-pressed people,
absorb the mounting exodus of Jews
from turbulent North African lands."
"Passover, which traditionally ob-
serves Israel's ancient attainment of
freedom, is a time for Jews every-
where to rededicate themselves to
helping those who seek and need
freedom, too," he declared.
"Unless Israel's people are helped
by us to receive and resettle these
Continued on Page Four'
Prediction
TEL AVIV, UTA) — Aggressive
Arab war, "which might break out
this summer, if Israel does not re-
ceive defensive arms immediately,
"would inflict heavy damage upon
Israel but would, ultimately, be re-
pulsed, with an Israel victory at
great expense. Gen. Moshe Dayan,
Army Chief of Staff, declared at a
rally this week at Beisan.
. "Israel would win and repulse the
attackers," said Gen. Dayan, "though.
In the first stages of the war, Israel
would suffer heavily from the ag-
gressor's barbaric bombardment of
civic centers. Israel's ultimate vic-
tory, however, is assured because
Its morale and spirit are high."
"Family" for Raymond:
Young Girls Adopt
Belgian War Orphan
By SELMA ROSEN
Statisticians say that families are becoming larger, but
chances are they'll have to do quite a bit of hunting to find one
the size of Raymond Weinstein's—and it's still growing.
For Raymond's "family" is the
Unity Chapter of B'nai B'rlth, a
group of 103 teen-age girls from
Brighton and Brookline who proudly
sponsor the 16-year-old Belgian war
orphan through a host of fund-rais-
ing activities. Unity Chapter is spon-
sored by Sentry Chapter.
"Raymond's been our boy for sev-
en years," said Mrs. Janice Shayne,
and Mrs. George Schwartz, the
group's advisors. "'Adopting' him
was the idea of the 12 chapter mem-
bers. They wanted to do something
more personal than simply contrib-
uting to a fund."
¦ With eager anticipation, the girls
promptly dispatched a letter to the
New York office of the Foster Par-
ents Plan for War Children. As they
waited for a reply, doubts would
cross their minds. Was their age a
barrier? Could a child be sponsored
by a group, as well as an individual?
The letter they received from New
Vork has a prominent place in the
club scrapbook.
"They felt that we would be just
the right sponsors for Raymond, he
was terribly afraid of adults," said
Mrs. David Snyder, one of the orig-
inal members.
"He went through an awful lot.
He actually witnessed his mother
and father being taken to the gas
chambers in a prison camp. The
Underground helped him escape, but
all his records were burned, and the
FPP could find no trace of any
living relatives."
The girls quickly grasped that to
a boy who had known such anony-
mity, letters might be meaningful,
adding a warmth to their financial
support. As the Chapter grew, Ray-
mond gained more and more corres-
Continued on Page Three
Ike** Message
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — President
Eisenhower, in a personal message
of Passover greetings to Israel
President Itzhak Ben Zvi, empha-
sized that "the American Govern-
ment is earnestly and in the
friendliest spirit exploring every
avenue to bring about a satisfac-
tory and peaceful solution" of the
Arab-Israel problem. He asked the
Israel President for "patience and
mutual confidence and goodwill."
The Eisenhower message was de-
livered to President Ben Zvi by Dr.
Abba Hillel Silver who is now visit-
ing Israel. The text of the message
was made public yesterday and
reads as follows:
"Through my friend. Dr. Abba
Hillel Silver, who is about to visit
Israel, I should like to take the op-
portunity to convey to you my
warm personal greetings on the oc-
casion of the celebration of Pass-
over, your historic festival of free-
dom, and on the eve of the eighth
anniversary of the establishment
of the State of Israel. I have fol-
lowed with admiration the prog-
ress and development of your
country.
"The American people wish your
young state peace and prosperity.
Permit me to assure you that the
American Government is earnestly
and in the friendliest spirit explor-
ing every avenue to bring about a
satisfactory and peaceful solution
of the problems which confront Is-
rael and its neighbors. We shall all
need patience, mutual confidence
and goodwill to help us along the
way."
Official Ribbon-Cutting
Ceremonies To Be Held at 2:30
The most modern recreation facility in Boston's history —
the new Jewish Community Center at Sutherland Road and
Englewood Avenue, Brighton — to serve the people of Brook-
line, Brighton and Newton, will open its doors for inspection
Sunday, April 8; from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thousands of men, women and
children are expected to see the new
facility, the first building of its kind
to be erected for leisure time pur-
poses by the Associated Jewish Phil-
anthropies, the oldest welfare feder-
ation in the country.
In the planning stages for more
than a decade, the new Jewish Com-
munity Center, located but a few
minutes' walk from Cleveland Circle
— represents just about the last
word in design for play and social
and recreational activity.
Theodore W. Berenson, chairman
of the Associated Jewish Philanthro-
pies Building and Maintenance Com-
mittee served as Building Committee
Chairman.
Modern in its decor with pleasant
and attractive furniture, and the
latest equipment, the fire-proof
building offers every age group the
type of facilities that are certain to
meet with the wholehearted approval
of every visitor and every member.
Louis R. Golden, president of the
Jewish Community Center who spear-
headed the fund raising campaign
for the new structure, states that the
Center will give youth in the Brook-
line, Brighton, and Newton areas
new opportunities for the total de-
velopment of their personalities.
The Center provides a smartly dec-
orated main lounge, located in front
of the main entrance. The education-
al and recreational wing of the Cen-
Continued on Page Six
Briton Indicates:
West Has
No Joint
Plan, Yet
LONDON — A joint plan for
preventing war between the
Arab states and Israel under
the three-power declaration of
Britain,, the United States and
France has not yet been
evolved, Foreign Secretary Sel-
wyn Lloyd indicated this week.
Misgivings about the absence of a
joint plan are accompanied by lack
of confidence among some members
of Parliament in any action the Se-
curity Council of the United Nations
may decide to take to avert war, it
was stated.
Capt. Charles Waterhouse, Con-
servative member, said in the Com-
mons that the Security Council con-
demned Egypt's action against Israel
shipping more than one year ago but
that nothing had heen done.
Captain Waterhouse questioned
the wisdom of seeking help from the
Security Council. Instead he suggest-
Continued on Page Two
-Js We Were Sa
yutg:
Washington Is The Key
To Civil Rights Action
By ROBERT E. SEGAL
When manpower was being mobilized during World War II,
some of America's most thoughtful and conservative Negro lead-
ers were driven to such a limit of frustration—because of job
discrimination—that they threatened a "March
on Washington." An astute president, Frank-
lin D. Roosevelt, got the point, turned crisis in-
to realized opportunity and established a Fair
Employment Practices pattern by executive
order.
Today, a modern generation of 16 million
American Negroes is again talking of a "March
on Washington." They want to be reasonable.
They have shown by their patient fortitude in
Alabama and Mississippi that they know how
to be reasonable. The wisdom of their current
strategy is epitomized by these words of a Negro Methodist min-
ister in Alabama: "The white people seem to have run out of
arguments. Now they've taken to violence. But we haven't
run out of arguments, so there can't be any real trouble."
This is a superb pronouncement.
But it doesn't excuse the lack of
action at headquarters. And by head-
quarters, one means the national
capital.
SEGAL
What can be done there? Attorney
General Brownell, were he consist-
ent, would move to place the White
Citizens Councils on the Subversive
List. Are they subversive? Harold E.
Fey, editor of the Christian Century,
one of America's most competent re-
porters, has written this about the
Continued on Page Six